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1978Final results

1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 55

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph A. Petrarca (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Stull (R) by 33.9 points.

Joseph A. PetrarcaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%10,232
33.1%5,056
15,288 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+17.81972D+40.01974D+33.91978D+50.31982D+36.41992D+21.21994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET